The former chief operating officer of global business services for BigLaw firm Clyde & Co is joining Alt-V Law, as the firm looks to deepen its executive-level credibility and expand its presence across APAC.
Burnout can be the bane of professional longevity – here, one firm owner reflects on how taking sufficient holidays, mentally clocking off after work, and having the right support system when you are at work are essential to creating needed balance.
National law firm FCL Lawyers is expanding into Darwin to establish its fourth office.
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has named a new managing partner, who will assume the role from October.
The Federal Court made a number of final decisions to arrive at an appropriate penalty for the ABC’s unlawful firing of Antoinette Lattouf, including the number of contraventions, the leak to a rival newspaper, and the broadcaster’s commitment to the Australian public.
In its decision to approve a $100 million penalty, the Federal Court slammed Optus’ senior management as “predatory” for its failure to urgently stop its stores from exploiting vulnerable consumers.
Forging your own path: traditional legal pathways can often feel like the safest bet – climb the ranks, secure a partnership, and follow the well-worn road. But as these two award-winning lawyers show, true success often lies in the courage to forge your own path.
National law firm Keypoint Law has appointed a new consulting principal, Nick Karolidis (pictured), to its tax and property team in Melbourne.
Mortgage broking firm Legal Home Loans has entered a partnership with ReLove, a charity that provides essential household items to those escaping crisis situations such as domestic violence and homelessness.
The assassination of conservative campaigner, activist, and podcaster Charlie Kirk at a Utah-based university campus recently has ignited a firestorm in the United States – a nation whose social cohesion is already hanging on by a thread. In the aftermath of that killing, there has been a torrent of activity to “cancel” those expressing unsavoury, or even politically unaligned, commentary online. Australian employees, like lawyers, may not be immune from this.
